Lakanwal was a member of a Zero Unit, an Afghan strike force trained and overseen by the CIA as part of its clandestine ...

A close relative of the suspect in Wednesday's shooting of two National Guards soldiers in Washington, D.C., told NBC News that he had served in the Afghan Army alongside United States Special Forces ...

Special operations forces offer an attractive package to policymakers: they are relatively cheap, with a small footprint, the allure of deniability, and—most crucially—a low political cost. For more ...